The library has many reference books like encyclopedias, dictionaries and atlases that are useful for US Immigration research. You can search for reference books by keyword or subject in the [http://apps.appl.cuny.edu:83/F?func=find-b-0&local_base=nycity library catalog].

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Print reference books are located on the shelves behind the Reference Desk on the 4th floor of the library. Print reference books can only be used in the library.

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Many of our reference books are available electronically (ebooks) -- read them by clicking through the links in the library catalog. For off-campus access to ebooks, login with library number on the front of your ID. For more information or to report a problem, see [http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/instruction/how/offCampus.php Off-campus Access] on the Library website.

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Here are a few popular reference books for US Immigration:

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* ''American immigrant cultures: builders of a nation''.

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CALL NUMBER: Reference - E 184 .A1 A63448 1997

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* ''The Asian American encyclopedia''.

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CALL NUMBER: Reference - E184.O6 A827 1995

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* ''Encyclopedia Latina: history, culture, and society in the United States''.

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CALL NUMBER: Reference - E184 .S75 E587 2005

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* ''Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history: the Black experience in the Americas''.

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CALL NUMBER: Reference - E185 .E54 2006

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* ''Encyclopedia of African American history, 1619-1895: from the colonial period to the age of Frederick Douglass''.

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CALL NUMBER: Reference - E185 .E545 20

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* ''Encyclopedia of American cultural & intellectual history''.

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CALL NUMBER: Reference - E 169.1 .E624 2001

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* ''Encyclopedia of American immigration''.

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CALL NUMBER: Reference - JV 6465 .E53 2000

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* ''Encyclopedia of American social history''.

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CALL NUMBER: Reference - HN57 .E58 1993

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* ''Encyclopedia of American urban history''.

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CALL NUMBER: Reference - HT123 .E49 2007

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* ''Encyclopedia of the United States in the twentieth century''.

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CALL NUMBER: Reference - E740.7 .E53 1996

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* ''Encyclopedia of women in American history''.

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CALL NUMBER: Reference - HQ1410 .E53 2002

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* ''Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America. Primary documents''.

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CALL NUMBER: Reference - E 184 .A1 G15 1999

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* ''Immigration in America today: an encyclopedia''.

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CALL NUMBER: Reference - JV6465 .I4754 2006

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* ''The Italian American experience: an encyclopedia''.

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CALL NUMBER: Reference - E184.I8 I673 2000

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* ''The Oxford encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States''.

* To find books at other CUNY libraries, select All CUNY Libraries. To request a book from another CUNY library, click Request a Copy.

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'''Searching with Subject Headings'''

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Using subject headings to search the library catalog can help you quickly find useful books and multimedia. Once you have found a book on your research topic, click on the Subjects links to find more books on that topic.

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You can also search by subject from the Find Books tab on the [http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/ Library website]. Here's a sample of relevant subject headings for US Immigration research:

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* EXAMPLE

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Here is a list of some resources at the library:

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'''Histories'''

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* ''A community of many worlds: Arab Americans in New York City''.

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CALL NUMBER: Stacks - F 128.9.A65 C66 2002

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* ''Double passage: the lives of Caribbean migrants abroad and back home''.

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CALL NUMBER: Stacks - JV7331 D67 1992

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* ''Immigrant women in the land of dollars: life and culture on the Lower East Side, 1890-1925''.

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CALL NUMBER: Stacks - F128.9.I8 E83 1985

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* ''The Italians of New York''.

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CALL NUMBER: Stacks - F128.9.I8 F4 1969

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* ''In a new land: a comparative view of immigration''.

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CALL NUMBER: Stacks - JV6465 .F66 2005

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* ''Jamaican migrants: a comparative analysis of the New York and London experience''.

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CALL NUMBER: Stacks - F1401 .N4 no.36

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* ''Memories of Migration: Gender, Ethnicity, and Work in the Lives of Jewish and Italian Women in New York, 1870-1924''.

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CUNY Libraries (CLICS)

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* ''The uprooted''.

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CALL NUMBER: Stacks - E 184 .A1 H27 2001

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* ''The health and well-being of Caribbean immigrants in the United States''.

Reference Resources

The library has many reference books like encyclopedias, dictionaries and atlases that are useful for US Immigration research. You can search for reference books by keyword or subject in the library catalog.

Print reference books are located on the shelves behind the Reference Desk on the 4th floor of the library. Print reference books can only be used in the library.

Many of our reference books are available electronically (ebooks) -- read them by clicking through the links in the library catalog. For off-campus access to ebooks, login with library number on the front of your ID. For more information or to report a problem, see Off-campus Access on the Library website.

Here are a few popular reference books for US Immigration:

American immigrant cultures: builders of a nation.

CALL NUMBER: Reference - E 184 .A1 A63448 1997

The Asian American encyclopedia.

CALL NUMBER: Reference - E184.O6 A827 1995

Encyclopedia Latina: history, culture, and society in the United States.

CALL NUMBER: Reference - E184 .S75 E587 2005

Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history: the Black experience in the Americas.

CALL NUMBER: Reference - E185 .E54 2006

Encyclopedia of African American history, 1619-1895: from the colonial period to the age of Frederick Douglass.

Finding Books and More in the Library

To find books at other CUNY libraries, select All CUNY Libraries. To request a book from another CUNY library, click Request a Copy.

Searching with Subject Headings

Using subject headings to search the library catalog can help you quickly find useful books and multimedia. Once you have found a book on your research topic, click on the Subjects links to find more books on that topic.

You can also search by subject from the Find Books tab on the Library website. Here's a sample of relevant subject headings for US Immigration research:

EXAMPLE

Here is a list of some resources at the library:

Histories

A community of many worlds: Arab Americans in New York City.

CALL NUMBER: Stacks - F 128.9.A65 C66 2002

Double passage: the lives of Caribbean migrants abroad and back home.

CALL NUMBER: Stacks - JV7331 D67 1992

Immigrant women in the land of dollars: life and culture on the Lower East Side, 1890-1925.

CALL NUMBER: Stacks - F128.9.I8 E83 1985

The Italians of New York.

CALL NUMBER: Stacks - F128.9.I8 F4 1969

In a new land: a comparative view of immigration.

CALL NUMBER: Stacks - JV6465 .F66 2005

Jamaican migrants: a comparative analysis of the New York and London experience.

CALL NUMBER: Stacks - F1401 .N4 no.36

Memories of Migration: Gender, Ethnicity, and Work in the Lives of Jewish and Italian Women in New York, 1870-1924.

CUNY Libraries (CLICS)

The uprooted.

CALL NUMBER: Stacks - E 184 .A1 H27 2001

The health and well-being of Caribbean immigrants in the United States.

CALL NUMBER: Stacks - E184 .C27 H43 2004

In praise of new travelers: reading Caribbean migrant women writers.

CALL NUMBER: Stacks - PR9205.4 .H68 2001

Asian and Hispanic immigrant women in the work force: implications of the United States Immigration policies since 1965.

CALL NUMBER: Stacks - HD 6095 .H75 1997

The immigrant experience in New York City: a resource guide.

CALL NUMBER: Stacks - F128.9 .A1 I43 2007

The golden door: Italian and Jewish immigrant mobility in New York City, 1880-1915.

CALL NUMBER: Stacks F128.9.I8 K47

Suburban Sahibs: three immigrant families and their passage from India to America.

CALL NUMBER: Stacks - F142 .M6 K35 2003
(East Indian Americans)

The Arab Americans.

CALL NUMBER: Stacks - E184 .A65 K39 2006

Becoming American, being Indian: an immigrant community in New York City.